This study investigates an under-researched complex communicative act called “cancellation of an obligation”, produced by Chinese, Danish and British business professionals in both L1 and ELF contexts. It is embedded in an implicitly meta-interactional context consisting of a speaker’s...

Nowadays, learner autonomy is considered to be a multidimensional and diversified concept. A number of scientists have found support for the importance of learner autonomy but there is little empirical research on using different strategies for promoting and evaluating students’ autonomy....

As globalization permeates all areas of the society, educational institutes embark on the challenge of providing effective language learning. Although various studies have been conducted on this particular topic, perceptions from diverse learners remain scarce and limited. Available studies...

An (by definition) generates a sequence of grammars defining the class. An (by definition) generates a sequence of decision procedures defining the family.F. Stephan's model of noisy data is employed, in which, roughly, correct data crops up infinitely often, and incorrect data only finitely...

Successful internal communication in an intercultural environment depends on the organizational culture, business environment, social responsibility, and leaders' skills. Thus, internal communication and employee adaptation to changing business environments ask what a successful socially...